July - August 2015 Issue

Body of Evidence: How the White Pelican Spreads Oil
June 26, 2015 — The Brown Pelican became the symbol of the BP oil spill, but the White Pelican is offering clues to its lasting stain on bird populations.
Jailbird Parrots Return to the Wild...As Fugitives
June 26, 2015 — A parrot rehabber defies the law to set her birds free.
The Birds of British Petroleum
June 26, 2015 — Five years after the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, the author of The Tarball Chronicles grabs his binoculars and returns to the scene of the slime.
Clear and Present Dangers
June 26, 2015 — The MBTA is updated to address modern threats to birds.
Shell Game
June 26, 2015 — The Obama administration steps aside in the Arctic, and commits all of us to the ultimate sucker’s bet.
Stop Cheating Our Wildlife
June 26, 2015 — It’s time for Congress to fully fund and permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
New York’s Fresh Kills Landfill Gets an Epic Facelift
June 26, 2015 — The biggest garbage dump on the planet once contained 150 million tons of reeking trash. No more.
Skeleton Crew: The Bones and Bodies Behind RISD's Nature Lab
June 26, 2015 — For 78 years, the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab at the Rhode Island School of Design has given art students a place to inspect—and draw inspiration from—the natural world.
One Remote Island's Battle Against Acid-Spewing Ants
June 26, 2015 — At the world’s remotest nesting colony, the Crazy Ant Strike Team beats back its seabird-killing enemy with spray guns, poison... and cat food.
Reimagining the Band-Tailed Pigeon
June 26, 2015 — Artist Harry Campbell challenges himself with a new subject.
The Definition Of Insanity: Santa Barbara's Oil Spill
June 05, 2015 — Here we are again. Another spill, another blackened beach. Are we destined to repeat ourselves until there’s nothing left to protect?
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